The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-06

be discharged by this one"
And now the Members are excited over
the town elections which occur Tuesday
Elk Assembiyman William PraIl of
| Paterson, now Rev. William Prall, preach
| ed his first sermon in Christ Church,
Newark, last Sunday.
The election of Senator Blo5gett COM
| pletes the list of new Senators, with the
single exception of the Florida seat, which
will not be filled until the Legislature
meets next April.
The term Of Judge John w. westcott. of
Camden, expires this winter and a lively
opposition to his reappoint has been
developed His opponents want r. T.
Muller appointed.
| Collector Terrell has at last succeeded in
making his force of subordinates entirely
Democratic, the last Republican to go being
Deputy Samuel j. Kelly, whose resignation
took effect on Tuesday.
The Trenton True American Is authority
| for the statement that {" the bribery by
which the Morris and Essex Railroad got
through the contract taxation clause in
1865 was notorious and phenomenal"
We are forced to confess that President
Fish conducted himself with admirable
GOODNESS and skill under the most exasper.
atiug and trying circumstances, while pre-
siding over the greet JOINT Convention OF
Wednesday last.
Judge Joel Parker's new commission
was made out for Judge Magie's district,
but in concluding the term of the Camden
County Court on Friday, Judge Parker
| announced that by an exchange arranged
with Judge Magic he would continue to
dispense justice at the old stand.
What has become of the money that
| dive-keeper Gould put up in Hoboken for
| that bogus bail bond that enabled him to
skip to Canada? And how could Justice
| Streng take him from the police without
their connivance? Did the Justice usurp
| the functiors OF Judge Knapp and grant
habeas corpus, the only process by which
| Gould could have been taken from Chief
| Donovan, unless that officer volunteered
to produces him? Was Inspector Byrne in
the Job?
The expenditure of about $50 600 has
been incurred by Sheriff Heintzs for the
| Oct aing of special officers TO guard corpo-
ration property in this county during the
recent labor troubles. OF these corpora
tions only the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company paid up in full, under protest,
while the Erie Company only paid small
portion of their Indebtedness. The rest
have thus far paid nothing, and all of them
will attempt to hold the county liable, al
though Mr. Heintze took good care only to
furnish the men upon special requlsition
from the companies and only paid them in
cases where he himself received money.
He has been busy with that work day and
night tor three months, and does not re-
ceive dollar in compensation for tbs
same.
Sheriff Heintze will select the names for
the next petit jury from poll books specially
prepared for that purpose in open court
next Tuesday. then place them IN the
wheel and draw from them as heretofore
Formerly it was the practice to have the
names put IN the wheel before putting in
an appearance before the court, and only
| the wheel drawing took place there Nj.
Heiatza is doing this of his own free will,
as he is determined to no longer shoulder
the responsibility of drawing unsatisfactory
panels and being pestered by people who
| demand that the names of themselves or
| their friends shall be placed ia the wheel.
| 1t is unquestionaDly true that this proceed
ure was always contemplated by the law,
| and that the putting of the names in the
wheel not in open court was violation of
the spirit of the same.
The politicians of our party might just
as we'll understand that in blocking legls-
lation for high license they are playing into
the hands of the Prohibitionists, as the
people of this State seem determined to
bride the rum traffic, and will vote for
heroic measures when all attempts at
compromise fail. Only the undivided
votes of our German citizens in Essex and
Hudson counties last fall against the Re-
publican temperance candidate prevented
the defeat of Governor Green, yet even
that great gain to the Democratic vote
would have been of no avail had the Pro-
hibitionists not put up third candidate,
and thus wasted about 20, 600 votes. Every
tyro in politics will understand what the
result would have been had the Prohibit
tionists endorsed the Republican guberna-
torial candidate.
Assemblyman Noonan was appointed on
the quiet some months ago to collect the
rents of the building belonging to the State
School Fund, at a salary not less than
ST. 500 per annum, although the amount
that can now be collected falls short of
that sum- And hereby hangs a tale. About
year ago the Republican members of the
State Board in charge OF that fund created
the Office in questi u for the purpose of be-
slowing it upon Col Chas w. Fuller of
this county. When the matter was
preached to Gov. Albeit he calmly in
formed his colleagues of the Board that he
alone was empowered to make the oppoint-
ment and when the proper time to act
arrived he would make his own choice. In
the meantime Mr.. David W. Lawrence, of
whose firm State Treasurer Toffey was
then a member, was deputized to collect
the rents for compensation thereafter to
be fixed by the Board In tie meantime
bitter political feud broke out between
Messrs. Toffey and Lawrence, owing to
which Mr.. Totfey withdrew from the firm.
That feud was carried into the election
last fall, AID caused the defeat of the
Republican Assembly candidate in the
Fifth district, as Mr.. Lawrence was determ-
Mr.